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The episode begins with the first seven queens meeting the last six queens in the werkroom. The next day in the workroom, RuPaul pairs the queens up to compete in the week’s mini-challenge: Gigi Goode and Jackie Cox, Crystal Methyd and Jaida, Jan and Heidi N Closet, and Widow Von'Du and Sherry Pie. It’s not just [a physical] transformation of myself to Jaida, but an emotional shift when I get in drag. And this cast of queens is, dare I say, the most talented we’ve ever had. Ultimately, Sherry Pie is declared the winner of the challenge, while Nicky Doll and Dahlia Sin are declared the bottom two and duel to a lipsync to Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea's "Problem"; Nicky wins the lip sync, eliminating Dahlia who hastily leaves the stage. That’s already debunking. Michelle Visage was not on the judging panel for this episode. You have to learn how to be a good performer and interact with a crowd, and that made me better as a performer. Later, the queens work with Jamal Sims on their group and individual choreography for the performance. '”, “If you feel like, today, you want to be the Grinch, then, baby be the Grinch. Remember when Ru said ‘meh’ [on season 11]? When I look back at the tape I’m like, I’m not screaming… I will always get to say that Simon Cowell told me that I was screaming. The drag superstar added “And I’m serving up a new season of All Stars 5 and a new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race 12. They lip-sync against each other to "Survivor" by Destiny's Child. Get ready for lots more of … And that’s okay. The queens have to curate a box of products from the company FabFitFun to exchange with another pair of queens, using a lot of shade and backhanded compliments. Brita rehashes the drama between her and Aiden, with Aiden exhausted over Brita's attitude. I don’t just stand up there and do a show,” she explains, claiming that her numbers also serve a vital purpose as the only Manhattan sets that consistently raise money for various LGBTQIA causes. Aiden Zhane discusses her performance in last week's ball, defending her looks while Jaida Essence Hall admonishes Aiden for making excuses, saying that she should have been in the bottom two. “When I perform, I’m not a dancer, I love expression, and I like to emote.”, Across her nine-year tenure as rural Georgia’s resident creep, she’s also converted another famous drag queen to the dark side: Dragula season 3’s St. Lucia, whom she dated for five years: “She got into it for me. Announced as part of a major Twitter event, the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race stands fully ruvealed and they are ready to rumble. Jaida Essence Hall is applauded for her third win and while Jackie and Heidi are applauded for their double save, Gigi and Jaida comment that it was a bit of a disappointment to them. [17] One victim claimed that Gugliemelli had explicitly asked them to masturbate on camera. RuPaul and the queens reunite to discuss the season's highlights and drama during a "virtual slumber party" while in quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday (Jan. 23), VH1 announced the long-awaited return of RuPaul's Drag Race for season 12… Dahlia Sin. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a fresh crop of queens arrives and blows our minds all over again.”. Gigi Goode is declared the winner and RuPaul announces that this week's maxi challenge is a ball-themed ball (known as The Ball Ball) where the queens need to participate in three categories: Lady Baller, Basketball Wife Realness, and Balls to the Wall Eleganza. “I don’t think I realized it had innuendo until like four years in. Here are the ages of all the drag queens in RuPaul's Drag Race season 12. RuPaul announces the first mini-challenge is to present two sets of runway looks: one for spring and one for fall, akin to Season 7's first mini-challenge. She’s even made room for, well, two new men in her life. For the first round of the lip sync battle, the three finalists compete in a "close up" lip sync to RuPaul's "Bring Back My Girls". Like, why am I like this? On the main stage, four girls (Gigi Goode, Widow Von'Du, Brita, and Jackie Cox) are given high praises, despite critiques on Brita's verse not showing much of her personality and Jackie's makeup not being able to hide her beard. Dahlia Sin knows she’s hot. I erase my boy self and let the monster take over.”. “Clearly, I’m very much trade. Both queens are declared safe after their performances. “I didn’t notice until the end of my number, but, bitch, the wig flew,” she says. 2 on the worldwide trending charts. After Brita's elimination, the eight remaining queens return to the workroom. For the challenge, the queens will have to sing lyrics and learn choreography for a musical chronicling Madonna's life and career. The Snatch Game characters are: For the runway, the category is Frozen Eleganza, inspired by the Broadway musical of the same name. I would offer hand jobs, but they’re covered in powder.”, She hopes that comedic nature — reared as a self-described “nerdy kid” obsessed with Star Trek and I Dream of Jeannie (two shows she often channels in her drag) — can help heal divides both on and off the show. The products the queens create are: On the main stage, the runway theme is Black Wedding. However, Aiden Zhane and Widow Von'Du receive different roles to their dismay. Jaida and Heidi receive glowing critiques for their commercials with Crystal and Jackie also garnering extremely positive feedback. I give full-on sex when I’m on stage,” explains Sin. “I don’t care if I look a fool. She’s clearly in the early stages of putting on a full look, but Jackie Cox’s commitment to narrative — and improvising in the moment — is apparent from the start. Some of the queens, such as Jaida Essence Hall, suspect that Jan is perhaps more upset that she didn't win that week's challenge like many of the other queens expected she would. The episode begins with the seven remaining queens entering the workroom after Jan's elimination. She has a penchant for making people laugh, even when it comes to spinning a backstory about her no-innuendos-here-at-all stage name. The way she describes seeing the season 12 queens for the first time: “My first impression when I walked into the Werk Room was ‘ew’ to a lot of queens,” she remembers, laughing. (Don't worry, though—if you're not yet caught up, we'll spare you from spoilers .) Browse photos of the queens competing in Season 12 of VH1's 'RuPaul's Drag Race.' In essence, always expect the unexpected when stepping into the world of Crystal Methyd: “I really love color and glitter, I’m not really worried about looking like a woman. All I’ve done the last 10 years is drag… I wouldn’t cross me. If and when drama may or may not arise, it’s coming out of the drag, it’s not just ‘I don’t like you. Between the time I sketch it to I’m fully done, it takes two weeks to work on one look. The episode begins with the six remaining queens entering the workroom after Widow Von'Du's elimination. After the judges deliberate, Brita, Jackie Cox, Crystal Methyd, Nicky Doll, and Heidi N Closet are all declared safe, leaving Gigi Goode and Widow Von'Du to be declared as the top two of the episode. “I have a strong background of churchgoing, so it’s a way of saying if you’re feeling amazing about yourself and everything is going well, you’re feeling very blessed by the Lord and favored because he keeps giving it to you,” she says. After the deliberation, Crystal Methyd is the winner of the challenge, while Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall are up for elimination and lipsync to "1999" by Prince. Widow says that Jan should go home, while all of the other queens say Widow should. RuPaul announces the first mini-challenge is to pose with drag race alumni and the queens are paired up as follows: Scarlet Envy and Raja, Shuga Cain and Jasmine Masters, Honey Davenport and Manila Luzon, Ra'Jah O'Hara and Ginger Minj, Vanessa and Farrah Moan, Brooke Lynn Hytes and Ongina, Plastique Tiara and Sonique, Soju and Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, Ariel Versace and Eureka, Nina … The rest of the queens receive negative feedback for their commercials, with the harshest critiques going to Jan and Widow. S12, Ep13 Being a look queen [used to be] a forte, but now you’re going to be even more attacked because they’re looking for something else. After the episode, the six queens meet the first seven girls of the season. I spray them with Gatorade in a bottle, then I do a wig reveal and there’s a mop on my head. Encuentra los temas, álbumes e imágenes más recientes de The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 12. Heidi is told that her and her partner share no family resemblance, while Jackie Cox receives positive critiques about her outfit, but is criticized for not standing out next to the other queens. I play music and make a little drink, it’s a ritual. After the judges deliberate, Gigi Goode is announced as the winner of the challenge, while Brita and Rock M. Sakura face off in a lip sync to "S&M" by Rihanna. Gigi Goode gets so into her craft, even Mother Nature is trying to sabotage her. The first group conceals the earlier argument between Jackie Cox, Brita, Widow Von'Du, and Heidi N Closet as a sort of unity tactic against the second group. Entertainment Weekly may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 Official Promo. “It makes people feel less afraid to go in there for some reason. She is, after all, perhaps … I like to be a monster or cartoon character, I want people to not really understand what’s happening,” she muses with a light twang in her voice. RuPaul then asks all queens which of their competitors should go home and why. She’s unorthodox, to say the least. Brita is the winner of the lip sync and Rock M. is eliminated from the competition. Apr 23, 2020 4:39 PM. The queens must make the final look from scratch having already brought looks for the other two categories. Everybody says it’s weird, like it should be flipped — she’s prettier, so she should be on Drag Race, and [I] should be on Dragula!”. I work all the time. Crystal performs to "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado, Gigi Goode does "Take On Me" by A-Ha while Jaida Essence Hall selects "Get Up" by Ciara. At the time of the renewal the Drag Race franchise had earned VH1 a total of 14 Emmy nominations. To quote Queer Eye icon Jonathan Van Ness – “can you believe?” “If you are a showgirl, if you are a drag queen, if you are a girl with the cha-cha heels and a pussycat wig honey, you better get up on this show!” the Emmy Award-winning host said in a statement. “I’m not a comedy queen, but I’m super funny. “I was a club kid for two years, then I transitioned into doing more drag. I just call myself a sex queen. [24] The "Time to Vote" segment was a collaboration with Crooked Media and Vote Save America and saw Brita and Heidi N Closet emphasize the importance of voting in the 2020 United States elections in a parody of the music video for RuPaul's song "Peanut Butter". I’m sweet under this, I promise!”. Viewers could submit requests and send tips via Cash App, PayPal, or Venmo, which were split evenly between the performers. Season 12 of the show will debut on Feb. 28, and we've got a peak at the queens who will be competing for the top prize (and the crown). “My female idols weren’t Britney or Beyoncé…. After season 11 provided a welcome relief from the show’s recent New York-dominated lineups, season 12 has doubled down on the Big Apple. RuPaul declares that Jackie is the winner of the lip sync, leaving Widow to sashay away. I stretch my ankles in a way where I can pose them like that, and it’s definitely not good for me, but it’s that unrealistic beauty I try to hard to reach,” she explains. The VH1 reality competition returns with Season 12 on February 28, 2020. Rock M. meanwhile is praised for her creativity but is critiqued for doing too much particularly on her Eleganza runway and not editing her aesthetic, and Brita receives overall mediocre feedback, particularly for her Balls to the Wall creation. After the runway presentations are complete, Aiden Zhane, Brita, Gigi Goode, Jaida Essence Hall, Jan, Rock M. Sakura, and Widow Von'Du are all declared safe. On the main stage, Heidi N Closet, Jan, Jaida Essence Hall, and Widow Von'Du are declared safe. This leaves Nicky and Heidi in the bottom, as they both receive negative reviews on their runway looks and for their performance in Gay's Anatomy. After they lipsync to "Call Your Girlfriend" by Robyn; Jaida Essence Hall is declared the winner of the challenge. I like to tell a story. At the start of the next day, the tension remains. When I posted it online I asked, ‘What am I?’ and the comments were so funny. Meanwhile, Gigi Goode was pointed out for being fashionable but too simplistic. According to the statement, the season would air as planned but Gugliemelli would not appear in the live finale. After one look at Sakura’s drag arsenal, however (which includes giant hair, anime-style paint, manga-inspired costumes, and aesthetic flair lifted from the best Japanese and Korean pop idols), it’s clear she’s here to serve your life for days. My mind just wasn’t there,” Cox says. At the start of the next day, RuPaul enters the workroom and tell the queens that for the mini-challenge, the queens will perform a puppet show with Jackie Cox declared the winner. After deliberating with the other judges, RuPaul declares Gigi to be the winner of the week's challenge with Heidi and Brita being placed the bottom two, the latter for the third time. We care for each other and always want each other to be our best [so] I wouldn’t say no drama. TATIANNA. I put it in a bucket and then I mop the floor.”. Being a showgirl and entertainer is more important than just competition!”. Sometimes people think I’m a bitch, but that’s just the way I paint. And … In fact, this spooky sister — who paints like a cross between Marilyn Manson and Joan Crawford — filmed her entire Drag Race audition tape (lip-syncs and all) from inside her bedroom. But her irresistible personality makes up for the other eye’s (momentary) lack of lash-based enhancement, and it’s immediately clear that Heidi isn’t your average pageant girl. I move more snakey and slithery and slinky!”, She’s also sharpened her fangs on the pageant circuit, but doesn’t like to be known as a pageant girl, per se. The next morning, the queens enter the workroom and RuPaul informs the queens that they will be acting in a Grey's Anatomy parody titled "Gay's Anatomy". RuPaul's Drag Race is back, back, back again on Friday, Feb. 28, with 13 new queens competing for the title of America's Next Drag Superstar.And in the first promo for season 12… It could also be because the busy beauty is used to having little time to kick off her heels and relax on her own time as she’s one of New York City’s most famous queens, performing seven nights a week on top of appearing on Fusion TV’s Shade: Queens of NYC before performing on Saturday Night Live as a backup dancer for Katy Perry. [16], In an article with BuzzFeed News published on March 5, 2020, four other men came forward with similar allegations of Gugliemelli posing as Mossey and leading them to believe that recording sexually daring audition videos would increase their chances of being noticed by casting directors. I get to see exciting things, and now I’m going to see the world.”, While her love life has entered a new phase of placidity, her music reflects the “ups, downs, and struggles” she’s faced throughout her life, but she makes sure to spit her game like a “ratchet ass queen in high-class fashion” so you make no mistakes about her dedication to the craft: “I don’t f— around. Here’s everything you need to know about ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 12. Season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall spoke with fellow contestants about their Halloween plans. It makes the usually unnoticeable, natural human tic of blinking an unmissable piece of facial performance art (hello, Gia Gunn), as her monolithic, singular lash bounces up and down, brushing her cheek while she throws her head back to laugh at her own (hilarious) observations, all before she can get back to finishing her makeup. I would never start drama,” she concludes, “but I finish drama.” *Blinks*. RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12 Cast Photos. We’ve been together for three years, and I have a new boyfriend, we have a great throuple. “He wasn’t working. The cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 has been revealed! The runway category for the episode is "Sparkles". Harper later directs the queens as they record their infomercials. “In my head, I was thinking I [couldn’t] let my fans down, so it was a lot of pressure for that reason,” she says of the stress of heading into Drag Race with a pre-established following, but she doesn’t want to be boxed into the category of “look queen,” either. On RuPaul's Drag Race season 13 and RuPaul's Drag Race … VH1 renewed both RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for a twelfth and fifth season respectively on August 19, 2019. Meanwhile, Crystal Methyd, Dahlia Sin, and Nicky Doll receive negative critiques for their performances in the challenge, while Nicky receives high accolades for her runway with both Crystal and Dahlia garnering mixed reviews. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Jan, who is close friends with Brita, is visibly upset and in tears since Brita is no longer in the competition. Gigi Goode. As for the season ahead, she hints that her larger-than-life attitude reared on the pageant circuit may or may not come out to play: “I would never be troubled. Crystal receives positive critiques for her runway and performance and is the first to be deemed safe. Lucky for them, the wait is officially over! But we’re on board for the ride, wherever she’s taking us. This time, under a red, white and blue chroma, the Emmy-winning series adopted a patriotic tone worthy of the presidential election season looming in the United States in a promotional video announcing the next season’s cast. For the debate Jaida, Heidi, and Crystal are praised for their performances, Sherry receives positive critiques, as well, with a minor negative critique that she's done the same character before, meanwhile Gigi, Jackie, and Widow receive negative critiques for their performances being too flat, from which, Widow is visibly and emotionally displeased by. Then each performs a pre-recorded lip sync to a song of their choice. For the main challenge, RuPaul announces that the queens will be participating in the Snatch Game. Casting calls were … That’s what I thought.”. And, given the way she’s dressed as we converse — tall, lanky, in a textured outfit with a cape that reads as if she leapt from the pages of a 1960s superhero comic — you’d believe her if she told you she jumped off the side of the building after it. Drag is all about expression. This is my life. While she’s both “horny for” and “a slut for” a runway (and has ambitions of working them from Paris to Milan), her live performances deliberately rail against the rigidity of fashion poise. I’m a good, Christian southern belle. Crystal Methyd is given mixed reviews on her runways but praise for her verse. [18][16] As of March 6, 2020, a total of seven victims of Gugliemelli's alleged misconduct have come forward. ET. Sherry was originally one of the Top 4 queens, alongside Gigi Goode, Crystal Methyd and Jaida Essence Hall but due to her disqualification, she finished in 4th place, resulting in Season 12 being the first to feature a top 3 since Season 8. After the queens start their work, RuPaul and personal trainer Bob Harper drop by to share ideas and give feedback on the queens' products. The main challenge of the week is an improv challenge where the queens are grouped into fours for a talent competition called "World's Worst". [13] Heidi N Closet is elected the Miss Congeniality of the season and receives a cash prize of $10,000. “I always say that I was not raised by my parents, I was raised by television and video games,” she describes, citing East Asian music (Utada Hikaru, Perfume) and fashion runways as key influencers. VH1 renewed both RuPaul's Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars for a twelfth and fifthseason respectively on August 19, 2019. Gigi Goode appeared as Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds, Rock M. Sakura dressed as a squid, and Widow Von'Du dressed as the Wicked Witch of the West, a fictional character in L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and subsequent adaptations. Gigi and Jackie win the mini-challenge, each winning a $1,000 cash tip and a one year subscription to FabFitFun. “They said that they came to see me, and then Adele asked me to do her birthday party. She’s an actor who became a dragtress.”, Brita warns that the warm personality she’s known for might’ve cracked (a bit) as cameras rolled for season 12, but she “caught” herself before it got ugly, and learned from her mistakes in what she hopes will register as “human moments,” much like the atmosphere she tries to create at her drag shows in the city: “When I started drag, I felt like I didn’t belong in my community and I wanted to make sure every show I did was that I made people feel welcome and everybody was allowed to be whoever they wanted to be at my show.”, Some of her season 12 sisters have (playfully, affectionately, lovingly) warned: Crystal Methyd might have a mullet. She’s in full face, clad in a super cozy ensemble that can best be described as a fun, gay onesie fit for luxuriating around the house on a Sunday afternoon. “She can be very pretty or very urban and have her ass out. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. RuPaul declares that Widow won the lip sync, leaving Jan to sashay away. RuPaul also informs viewers that the crew of the show are working safely from home. Five of our 13 queens hail from New York. ... Meet the 15 Queens Competing in RuPaul's Drag Race Season … I have the confidence to go outside of my comfort zone and not just be a beauty queen.”, In fact, she doesn’t even see herself as traditionally “beautiful,” describing her drag application process as a deliciously monstrous undertaking: “My favorite part of drag is to sketch, design, think about the look. RuPaul also appears with a "special message". “I’m married to a wonderful man. Last year, RuPaul announced that Drag Race had officially begun casting calls for the show’s highly-anticipated 12th season. Heidi N Closet and Jaida Essence Hall receive negative critiques for their performances, with Heidi being criticized for her storyline being confusing and Jaida for not being funny and stumbling. (Ages and names stated are during time of contest) 1. █ The contesta Crystal Methyd, Gigi Goode, and Jan all receive positive critiques for their performances and runway looks. 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